Harrison, Carlo

Title

Carlo Harrison

Date

Born 21st May 1947

Location

Yeadon

Photo ID

CH151 + CH152 + K067 + E403 & C485 Donated by Carlo Harrison

Comment

1: Carlo Harrison aged 1 year riding his "Bronco" horse, made by the Mobo company they were a very popular toy.
The horses were painted grey and white with spring mountings, this enabled the horse to move when a "canter" motion was employed.

2: Carlo's mother was an Italian lady who had come to Yeadon 16 months before the photo was taken.
In her homeland it was the custom not to cut a boy's hair before he was 2 years old hence Carlo's flowing locks!

3: Photo taken in the Westfield area c1950, on the left is Mable Harrison, right is
Ersilia Harrison with her son Carlo Harrison.

4: John Denison and Sam Kilburn, Yeadon

These
two men have contributed many memories and images to the AHS website. Both born
in 1926, they attended South View School together before they lost touch with
each other. Sam joined the Home Guard and then went into the Navy, John joined
the Army and eventually settled in Salisbury. The pair recognised each other on
the website and were reunited.

John had recalled memories of watching magic lantern shows at home with his dad
and offered his slides to AHS, he came to Yeadon in person to hand them to Carlo
Harrison, they met in the Clothiers Arms for lunch and Sam joined them. It was a
memorable reunion as the two old pals had not seen each other for 74 years! In
spite of them both now being aged 88 years of age they recognised each other
immediately.

Carlo Harrison on the left and John Denison on the right

5: On
the left is Christine Lovedale, then Vera Firth with Carlo Harrison on the
right.

R482

July 30th
2015: Carlo is archivist for the Aireborough Historical Society,
he is holding a parchment document used in a talk which he gave at Leeds City
Museum titled "Archiving the Past for the Future".

The lecture was
illustrated with photos and artefacts from the Society collection to
demonstrate the importance of why we archive.

The photo was published in
the Yorkshire Evening Post to publicise the event.

S367

2015: Carlo Harrison on the left is handing a book of fine art
prints of Kirkstall Abbey to Patrick Bourne of Abbey House Museum, a gift from
AHS.

T213

April 2016: Rufford Park School, Yeadon

Carlo Harrison talking to schoolchildren about Victorian
Yeadon.

Donated by Carlo Harrison

B779

November 2016: Carlo Harrison giving a talk about archiving at Leeds City
Museum.

Photographer Avril Harrison

C850

November 2016: Idle Primary School, Bradford.

A thank you card sent to Avril & Carlo Harrison by the
school pupils following a talk on Victorian children.

Donated by Carlo Harrison

C851

C852

D989

June 1962: Job Application Letter, Guiseley

Donated by Carlo Harrison who said "I was 15 years old
(just, born in May), after being shown round I had another interview then
started work in the Pattern Room with Eric Hogben as my boss.

The Managing
Director of Peates was Andrew Young and the Works Manager Mr Cole, his son Jack
worked in the dye house".

J598

11th December 2017: Town Hall, Yeadon

In the main hall are on the left, Carlo Harrison and Gerald
Long on the right. Carlo had been asked to switch on the Tree of Lights and
also give a short talk.